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Japanese lacquer inro, netsuke of Gamma Sennin and his Toad

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An image of Netsuke. Inro/manju/ojime. Unknown maker, Japan. Lacquer inro with four divisions, also with a netsuke and ojime. Depicting a small bird on a japonica (?) branch, while on the reverse is a branch with prunus flowers. Lacquer, inlaid with shell, ivory netsuke. Black ground decorated in relief in gold, red and silver (?) and inlaid with shell. Black lining and risers. Yellow glass ojime. Length 7.5 cm, width 6.7 cm. Edo (Japanese period, 1615-1868). Ivory netsuke of Gamma Sennin and his Toad - see MAR.O.43A-1912.

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Netsuke. Inro/manju/ojime. Unknown maker, Japan. Lacquer inro with four divisions, also with a netsuke and ojime. Depicting a small bird on a japonica (?) branch, while on the reverse is a branch with prunus flowers. Lacquer, inlaid with shell, ivory netsuke. Black ground decorated in relief in gold, red and silver (?) and inlaid with shell. Black lining and risers. Yellow glass ojime. Length 7.5 cm, width 6.7 cm. Edo (Japanese period, 1615-1868). Ivory netsuke of Gamma Sennin and his Toad - see MAR.O.43A-1912.

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  • Accession Number: MAR.O.43 & A & B-1912
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 2386 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
  • Filesize: 183.62kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:04 00:38:27

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_WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending amphibian aogai bead birds branches compartments coral Edo Period Fitz_AA floral flowers fundame Gamma Sennin glass gold himotoshi immortal immortality inlaid inlay inro ivory Japanese japonica lacquer lacquered lacquering matt gold netsuke Ojime relief sennin shell toad immortal toads

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rgb(43,41,36), rgb(131,96,64), rgb(235,240,244), rgb(185,154,97), rgb(138,143,154), rgb(219,194,147), rgb(192,196,205), rgb(190,166,142), rgb(103,113,142), rgb(107,124,142), rgb(205,202,208)

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